Erzurum’s failed 2026 Winter Olympic bid draws tourists

Above is the Çifte Minareli Medrese in Erzurum, Turkey. I wrote a piece for Monocle’s Winter Weekly on how the city’s failed bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics has actually led to a five-fold increase in ski tourism.

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